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Dennis Tresca

Master’s degree in business administration from Columbia Southern University; bachelor’s degree in computer science from Troy University

Military

Retired as a captain after 18 years in the U.S. Air Force

Family

Married with three children

Key issue

As a firm believer and practitioner in servant leadership, my top priority is to truly represent the people of western Sarpy County. Whether it be fair taxation, avoiding annexation lawsuits or snow removal in the county, I will make the community’s top priority my own if elected. An elected official’s responsibility should never be to push his or her own agenda but to be a voice of the community the role represents.

I will continue to work for the residents of Sarpy County. In my more than 20 years of service as an elected official, I have become known as a common-sense, hardworking, conservative elected official. My leadership has been proven, tested and trusted. I have developed a skill set unique to the growth of Sarpy County. I will continue to work to see the south Sarpy sewer become a reality. I will lead in the building of roads and infrastructure for our growing county. I am committed to build a corrections facility that also addresses the growing mental health needs of our county.

Voter info

» Register in person at an election commission office, the DMV, or in Douglas County, any of Omaha’s 12 library branches.

Registration questions

Visit www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov to check whether you’re registered to vote and find your polling place. If you think you should be able to vote at a polling place but there’s a problem with the registration, request to fill out a provisional ballot. The election commission will collect them and then has a week to verify whether you are eligible to vote.

To see a sample ballot

See a sample ballot from the Nebraska Secretary of State website here.

To find your district

Visit votercheck.necvr.ne.gov and look up your registration info or polling place to find a list of the political districts you live in.

Important dates

Oct. 1: First day for early voting ballots to be mailed.
Oct. 9: First day to vote early in person at election commission office.
Oct. 19: Deadline to register to vote online, by mail, at agencies, at the DMV office, by deputy registrar or by registration form that’s delivered to the election office by someone other than the person registering
Oct. 26: Deadline for in-person voter registration at election commission office, 6 p.m. Deadline for early voting ballots to be requested to be mailed to a specific address, 6 p.m. Deadline for write-in candidates to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with filing officer.
Nov. 5: Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office, 5 p.m. (Sarpy County office closes at 4:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6: Election Day! Polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot. 8 p.m.: Deadline to return early voting ballot to election commission office or drop box location
Nov. 13: Deadline for verification of provisional ballots

Here are the Douglas County drop box locations, opening in early October: